Geography Exam Past Questions and Answers | JAMB, WAEC and NECO

Geography is the study of the Earth's landscapes, features, inhabitants, and natural phenomena. It aims to understand the locations of various elements, the reasons for their presence, and how they evolve and transform over time.

• Question 1501:

  Dense population mainly dependent on peasant farming is found in?

  Options:
  A) Witwatersrand in South Africa
  B) the coastal areas of West Africa
  C) the Rwanda-Burundi area
  D) the Katanga District
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1502: the Nigerian petroleum refineries are located at one of the following pairs of town? Options:
  A) Lagos and Port-Harcourt
  B) Port-Harcourt and Calabar
  C) Benin and Warri
  D) Calabar and Kaduna
  E) Port-Harcourt and Warri
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1503: which of the following is the most important reasons why the highest densities of cattle in West Africa are to be found in the Sudan and Sahel Savannah zones? Options:
  A) The two zones are far from the coast
  B) The two zones have abundant water resources
  C) The two zones have abundant fodder resouces
  D) the two zones are largely free from tsetse flies
  E) The two zones have moderate temperature
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1504: The narrow neck of water separating Africa from Europe in the northwest is the? Options:
  A) Cape of Good Hope
  B) Suez Canal
  C) Strait of Gibealtar
  D) Canaray Island
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1505: In which of the following countries or regions is the high population density due to agricultural development? Options:
  A) The Midlands of England
  B) China
  C) Japan
  D) The Ruhr
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1506: The wearing away of the sides and bottom of a river's channel is called Options:
  A) hydraulic action
  B) corrosion
  C) attrition
  D) corrasion
  E) solution
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1507: The ocean current that affects the climate of the Atlantic coast from South Africa to Southern Angola is the? Options:
  A) Mozambique
  B) Benguela
  C) Canary
  D) South Equatorial
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1508:

  

  Gross capital formation in Nigeria 1964-1973, what can be inferred from the histogram above?

  Options:
  A) there was a steady growth of capital formation in the period
  B) capital formation in the last two years exactly equalled those of all previous years combined
  C) at the end of the period, Nigeria had become self-sufficient
  D) Nigeria experienced serious economic problems during the period
  E) Nigeria is one of the richest countries in Africa
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1509: If the deadline given Iraq expired at 7.p.m (ET) on 15th January, 1991 in New York, USA (Longitude 75°W), at what time did it expire in Baghdad (Longitude 45°E)? Options:
  A) 8pm, 15th January
  B) 9pm, 15th January
  C) 12 mid-night, 15th January
  D) 3am, 16th January
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1510: The group of countries that produce most of the cocoa in West Africa is Options:
  A) Ghana, Sierra Leone and Gambia
  B) Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire and Republic of Benin
  C) Ghana, Nigeria and Cote d'Ivoire
  D) Nigeria, Cote d'Ivoire and Togo
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  The correct answer is C .